This belief was based around the European concept of romanticism, but was expressed by a small group of New Englanders around the concepts of intuition, individual acts of heroism, and the study of nature.
What is transcendentalism?
The meeting that included the first time a group of Americans publicly suggested secession from the Union
What was the Hartford Convention
These two religious debnominations boomed during the Second Great Awakening, especially in the South. They represented poorer classes.
What are Baptists and Methodists?
This court case established the doctrine of judicial review in 1803.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This organization sought to make alcohol illegal. It had a very large female membership base.
What is the temperance movement, or the American Temperance Union?
Most railroads at this time in U.S. History were located in this region of the U.S.
What is the North or Northeast?
Religious belief that religious and political groups corrupted man. Observation was the key to finding yourself spiritually.
What is Transcendentalism?